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devonintransit · 8 years

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The view from my new office's #urban location in #Vancouver. A prize to anyone who can guess what building I'm in.

#urban #vancouver

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devonintransit · 9 years

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Are Low-Ridership Transit Routes Sustainable?

Here’s my latest article, available on the Sustainable Collective website here.

We’ve all seen the bus with only two or three people on it and thought… is this really sustainable? Surely it would be more efficient, and cheaper for society, if that bus wasn’t running at all. The simple answer is, when considering greenhouse gas emissions, unless that standard bus has at least 6 people on it then…

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#public transit #sustainability #transit

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devonintransit · 9 years

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#B-Line and #Blossoms (at Main street)

#b #blossoms

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devonintransit · 9 years

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The Logic of Road Pricing and Sustainability in Metro Vancouver

As new addition to the Sustainble Collective volunteer writing staff, here is my first article, and my take on road pricing, and how that may look like in Metro Vancouver:

The Logic of Road Pricing and Sustainability in Metro Vancouver

Have a read if you are so inclined. Also be sure to check out the website to read more interesting articles about planning, climate change, and everything else…

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devonintransit · 9 years

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#public transit #plebiscite #referendum #tax

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devonintransit · 9 years

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Visiting Metro Vancouver's Urban Centres

I am lucky enough to live in a city that takes urban planning, and especially regional urban planning, very seriously. One of the unique things about Metro Vancouver is the fact that we have developed with a polycentric urban model. Instead of having a single dense urban core surrounded by a sea of suburban land, Metro Vancouver has a series of smaller, dense urban cores. Officially, and…

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#metro vancouver #public transit #transit #transportation #urban centre #urban planning #urban studies #vancouver #white rock

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devonintransit · 9 years

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Voters must realize that TransLink is not on the transit plebiscite

Here’s my second Peak article, and indeed only my second opinion article authored ever. It also made it into the print edition of The Peak, which can be found at an SFU campus near you!

http://temporary-the-peak.ca/voters-must-realize-that-translink-is-not-on-the-transit-plebiscite/

One thing I’d like to gripe about… I had originally (and correctly) described the new tax as a “0.5 percentage…

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#plebiscite #public transportation #referendum #SFU #the peak #transit #translink #vancouver

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devonintransit · 10 years

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Metro Vancouver citizens must vote “yes” on transportation funding referendum

The link below is a co-ed piece that I wrote for the SFU student newspaper, The Peak. I wrote it as part of the Sustainable SFU transit team.

The editor changed a few things around from my original version, but most of the important stuff is still there.

But just to be clear: this referendum affects all metro Vancouver residents, not just Vancouver residents! Please have a read, and also check…

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#vancouver #vanpoli #transit #public transit #transportation #transitreferendum #referendum

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devonintransit · 10 years

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Rome, Lazio, Italy (Roma)

Roma, home of the dolce vita and gelato! Rome is home to an urban population of 3.8 million people and is one of the most hectic, beautiful, and historic cities I’ve ever been to. While I didn’t exactly experience la dolce vita, I did get to use some diverse transit options during my visit in April 2014.

TYPES OF TRANSIT

The greater Rome area has four main types of transportation options…

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#blog #bus #FCO #italia #italy #lazio #metro #people mover #public transit #public transport #public transportation #rail #review #roma #rome #streetcar #subway #tram #transit #travel #urban rail

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devonintransit · 10 years

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Koh Samui (กาะสมุย)

Koh Samui is an island off the east coast of peninsular Thailand. I travelled to Koh Samui in spring 2011 on a tour of South-East Asia. Nearby are the islands of Koh Phangnan and Koh Tao, and the city of Surat Thani on the mainland.

TYPES OF TRANSIT

Actually there is no official transit system on Koh Samui. All transportation is either by taxis, scooters, private vehicles, or songthaews.…

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#bus #ferry #koh samui #public transit #public transportation #review #songthaew #Thailand #transit #transportation #travel

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devonintransit · 10 years

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Public transit is so rad.

A Russian tank manufacturer has unveiled a new tram design that it plans to start mass-producing in 2015. These beautiful pieces of engineering will hold 190 to 270 passengers and will be able to traverse on even the older, worn out Russian tram tracks.

Read more about the so-called “Batmobile” trams…

#train #publictransit #russian #tram

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devonintransit · 10 years

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Montréal)

Montreal is a fantastic city with fantastic transportation. I’ve been to Montreal twice, and have used the transportation systems quite extensively each time I was there. I took this photo of the downtown area from the top of Mont-Royale in my latest visit in May 2014:

TYPES OF TRANSIT

Montreal has three types of transportation working in parallel: bus services, an underground metro system, and…

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#montreal #metro #public transit #public transportation #transit #bus #trail #rail #quebec #canada #review

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devonintransit · 10 years

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